Foldable bedding foundation
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorsBrenda Wickstrom, Niels Mossbeck
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Abstract
A foldable bedding foundation comprising a first section is hingedly secured to a second section so that the bedding foundation may be folded for storage or transportation purposes. Each section has base, a plurality of wire struts pivotally secured to the base, an upper wire grid pivotally secured to the wire struts and braces extending between the base and an outermost wire strut. Lower connectors each comprising a rectangular piece of plastic having living hinges is secured to and extends between the bases. Upper connectors are secured to and extend between border wires of the sections to aid in the collapsing of the foundation.
Claims16
A foldable bedding foundation comprising:
- a first section having a first base, a first plurality of wire support members pivotally secured to said first base of said first section, a first upper wire grid pivotally secured to said first wire support members and braces extending between the first base and an outermost wire support member of the first plurality of wire support members;
- a second section having a second base, a second plurality of wire support members pivotally secured to said second base of said second section, a second upper wire grid pivotally secured to said second wire support members and braces extending between the second base and an outermost wire support member of the second plurality of wire support members;
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- lower connectors secured to and extending between the first and second bases, wherein each of said lower connectors assumes a U-shaped configuration when the bedding foundation is folded.
A foldable bedding foundation comprising:
- a first section having a first base including side rails, end rails and a plurality of cross rails extending between the side rails, a first plurality of generally U-shaped wire struts pivotally secured to said first base of said first section, a first upper wire grid pivotally secured to said first wire struts and braces pivotally secured to one of the cross rails of the first base and engaged with an outermost wire strut of the first plurality of wire struts;
- a second section having a second base including side rails, end rails and a plurality of cross rails extending between the side rails, a second plurality of generally U-shaped wire struts pivotally secured to said second base of said second section, a second upper wire grid pivotally secured to said second wire struts and braces pivotally secured to one of the cross rails of the second base and engaged with an outermost wire strut of the second plurality of wire struts;
- spaced lower connectors secured to and extending between the first and second bases;
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- spaced upper connectors secured to and extending between the first and second upper wire grids.
A foldable bedding foundation comprising:
- a first section having a first base including side rails, end rails and a plurality of cross rails extending between the side rails, a first plurality of wire struts pivotally secured to said first base of said first section, a first upper wire grid pivotally secured to said first wire struts;
- a second section having a second base including side rails, end rails and a plurality of cross rails extending between the side rails, a second plurality of wire struts pivotally secured to said second base of said second section, a second upper wire grid pivotally secured to said second wire struts;
- generally rectangular lower connectors secured to and extending between the first and second bases, each of the lower connectors having a pair of living hinges such that each of the lower connectors assumes a generally U-shaped configuration when said bedding foundation is collapsed;
- upper connectors secured to and extending between the first and second upper wire grids;
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- braces pivotally secured to the first and second bases and slidably engaged with an outermost wire struts of the first and second sections of the bedding foundation wherein said bedding foundation may be collapsed only when said braces are lowered.
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